St. Paul’s Ghost Parks
I stumbled upon the existence of the ghost parks in a singular way. I was returning home from the post office on West 7th, driving north up Lexington Pkwy., when a startling notation on the map … ‣ more…
Category Archives: Exploring
Herbivorous Butcher
When my wife was growing up and her grandparents lived in “Nord‘east,” it was not a hip, happening place. It was a bunch of separate Minneapolis neighborhoods sorted by ethnicity. Kinda different now. Caveat: While the … ‣ more…
Payne
We found lots to like in a brief incursion into St. Paul’s northeast quarter, out along Payne Avenue. Unlike Minneapolitans, St. Paulites don’t call this quadrant of their city “Northeast.” Rather it’s “Payne-Phalen and The … ‣ more…